"Unfortunately, despite the best efforts of ourselves and Ai Group and a number of employer groups, it is unlikely that the RSRT will be disbanded or made redundant in the future or near future at least because of the make-up of the Senate," Spottiswood told this year’s NatRoad conference.

"As you are well aware, we’ve got crossbenchers in the Senate, the majority of whom are supporting the RSRT. So there is no way the government can do much to abolish the tribunal. So it’s there, we’ve got to recognise it is there."

Since beginning operations in 2012, the RSRT has conducted inquiries into various sectors of the trucking industry and introduced an order that mandates 30-day payment terms for contractors.